Maria Jaine A. Sipin

Maria Jaine A. Sipin serves as a procurement professional within the CDC Office of Acquisition Services, supporting the agency’s mission to safeguard public health through strategic acquisition of critical scientific and operational capabilities. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on laboratory diagnostics, biomedical research, and public health surveillance systems, ensuring timely access to advanced technologies and services that enable rapid response to infectious disease threats. Her work directly supports CDC’s scientific infrastructure by facilitating the procurement of analytical instruments, diagnostic platforms, and research services essential to national health security. Sipin maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including General Dynamics Information Technology, GlaxoSmithKline, MRIGLOBAL, Cepheid, and the New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. These partnerships span high-complexity domains such as infectious disease testing, clinical diagnostics, and data-driven epidemiological analysis, reflecting her engagement with both private-sector innovators and public health service providers. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and technical compliance, ensuring alignment with CDC’s scientific standards and operational needs. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 75% of awards issued without set-aside designations. However, she actively supports small business participation, with 25% of contracts reserved under the Total Small Business Set-Aside program (FAR 19.5), demonstrating a balanced commitment to market competition and socioeconomic goals. She does not routinely utilize specialized set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, instead prioritizing broad-based small business eligibility. Sipin’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 621511 (Medical Laboratories), 541715 (Life Sciences R&D), 334513 and 334516 (Analytical and Industrial Instrument Manufacturing), and 333415 (Commercial Refrigeration for Laboratory Environments). She routinely acquires next-generation diagnostic equipment, laboratory automation systems, biosafety infrastructure, and research-grade analytical instruments, underscoring her deep technical expertise in public health science procurement.